Pac-Man Cabaret scratch build

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Shun:

--- Quote from: matsadona on March 07, 2016, 02:39:32 am ---Any progress? :) Looking good so far by the way :applaud:

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Thanks. Yep, should have another video and thread update this week.

--- Quote from: leapinlew on March 07, 2016, 12:15:21 pm ---Love the joystick. I have one too and it is the 4 way joystick of choice to me.

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Yeah the joystick is great. When you are used to using micro switches, its so odd using a joystick with no clicking! :)

yotsuya:
I appreciate you posting update threads and pictures in addition to the videos, as I usually don't have time to watch videos like that. That's how it should be done! Good for you, following with interest.

Shun:

--- Quote from: yotsuya on March 07, 2016, 07:44:57 pm ---I appreciate you posting update threads and pictures in addition to the videos, as I usually don't have time to watch videos like that. That's how it should be done! Good for you, following with interest.

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Thanks mate. Yeah I think its important to post on here, as well as uploading videos. Hopefully should be updating the thread in the next couple of days ;D

Shun:
A bit later than planned due to the fact that the newest version of iMovie is crap, new video here:
A Pac-Man Is Born: Part 17. Fitting and wiring the Joystick and buttons -

So time to fit the joystick to the control panel.
I started off by cutting a hole for the joystick to fit through and also some (crudely cut) notches for the switches to fit through.
I will have to come back to this a tidy this up at a later date, but for now it seems to work well:

Next I routed out the hole to a depth of 5mm. This is so the joystick will sit flush with the top of the control panel and allow the metal overlay to fit over the top:

Now to put the control panel back together along with the joystick. Looks alright ;D: Although I forgot to fit the dust washer ::)

So now the joystick is fitted, it was time to hook u the controls to the board. Firstly, I wired up the ground which is pretty easy when there are only 6 switches :D.

Then the wires for each button:

When hooking the board up to the power, video and sound I made a little IO box. I also pre-wired a couple of DIN connectors, one for the controls and one for the coin and service switches.

So I mirrored the DIN connection at the control panel with the ground and other wires:

Then all I need to do was connect my own DIN cable between the IO box and the control panel, power up the cab and have a game of Ms. Pac-Man (I currently have the fast version of the ROMs):

Playing Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man with a leaf switch joystick is pretty fun and also very weird when you are so used to clicky microswitches.

Now that the control panel is pretty much done with the exception of paint etc, the next thing to tackle is the front panel and coin door.

harveybirdman:
:applaud:

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